Seward Alaska

Alaska what a great state a place I could truly call home.

So a few weeks ago I went down to Seward AK which is 9 hours south of Fairbanks for a church retreat which was amazing. We camped out by the water and had one heck of a time while down there we got to take a whale watching tour and saw so many killer whales and sea otters and sea lions which was very cool. I got to get to know so many new people from all over the state. I went down with two girls so when we went through Anchorage we had to stop and shop till we dropped lol. It was so much fun, well needed vacation the week before I went down was one of the craziest weeks I have ever had. I was pulled over twice for silly things and the second time almost turned very ugly. I was given the truck I have up here and the plates on the truck are registered to a boat trailer and that's totally illegal so right before we were about to leave for Seward I was pulled over for that and almost arrested. But since that week I have had the greatest two weeks of my life and I can feel an amazing change coming my way. I can feel God working through me and it feel awesome there is nothing better than that feeling of great joy and assurance of our Lord and Savior.

The Changes in Life

  I have been through some crazy things in my life some I am not so proud of but i have learned not to regret anything just learn from your mistakes and keep living life. All through high school I did things that should have taken my life but I truly feel now that Jesus has a wonderful plan for me and I am starting so get a glimpse of what that plan is. Since I have started this blog I have had over 600 people look at it and all I can hope is that one person takes what I say and goes and helps somebody. Over the past few years I have lost my faith a few times and found it again I thank God for His patients with me and His willingness to welcome me with open arms and let me rejoin my brothers and sisters. Here lately I have been doing a whole lot of thinking about my life and wonder if I have done the right thing in life. I have a favorite saying "I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it. Love Jesus" Everybody goes through hardships and the saving grace for each and every one of us is our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I have been up in Alaska for 2 months and it feels like I have been up  here for years the people have taken me in like I was family and to come to a strange place and not know anybody for them to help me the ways they have I am over taken by so many emotions from happy to sad. I am happy for the simple fact that I know I have wonderful people I can count on for anything and I am sad because I wish this is how it was everywhere but the sad reality is that its not so I write to try and send a message to those who need encouragement and let them know there are still people that care all over the world. History is a fascinating thing we can learn so much from our past and thats why I do not regret anything I take it as a lesson in life and try to take what I did and teach others how not to make the same mistakes that I have. God shine your glory on to me and guide me to learn more so I can go out and teach your children the Grace of your Son Jesus. I am inspired each and every day I am up here just by looking around at all the beauty of the landscape of the mountains and the colors in the sky, if you dont think there is a higher power then just take a look around and ask yourself how did everything become the way it is sit in silence and you will hear God whispering follow me and teach my children the right path to go down. Thank you Lord for putting all the right people in my life so they can open my eyes so I can go spread the word of your Son. There is nothing more powerful than the Holy Trinity if you sit in silence and listen for that whisper you will hear it and you will have the inspiration to go and do great things.

Update on Life

Hey everybody sorry that I haven't posted in a while I have done quite a few new things since you ave last read. I would have to say there is a tie between last night and a few weeks ago. A few weeks ago a group of co-workers went rafting down the Chena river that flows through downtown Fairbanks we had a awesome time trying to hunt down the beavers that were following us past their home lol and last night was the Land of the Midnight Sun Festival. It was nothing compared to Fall for Greenville but it was a blast got to hang out with my new friends. They truly are great I miss all my friends back home but having them makes me not be so home sick which is great. So work has been great I have put in over 200 hours in for the last month and it felt amazing to be back working that many hours again I honestly missed it terribly. I feel that I am a third Luggage crew a third Guest Service Host and a third Property Claims. I can do any of those jobs very well I have been told which is great my goal for the Company is to maybe a supervisor next year that would be wonderful. I still cant get over how beautiful Alaska is at night all the pink in the sky is gorgeous when the sun falls behind the mountains. Well I hope all is going well with all my readers and hope to hear from you soon Leave a Comment if you would like. Talk to yall very soon.

Andy

Music of Denali

Mt. McKinley
20,320 Ft.  

Yesterday was one of the best days in my life so far seeing Mt. McKinley was spectacular and breath taking. We were still 120 miles away from the mountain and it felt that it was right there. There were 11 truck drivers including me that went down to Denali with our supervisor where she showed us where we would have to drop of luggage if we needed to come to the Denali Princess Lodge. After that we were let loose and able to act like tourists. 

I think we all had a blast had a wonderful lunch provided for us by the hotel and a play about the Music of Denali which was very interesting and was my favorite part of the trip other that seeing Mt McKinley. Words can truly not describe the beauty its not possible. All you can say is thank you Lord for this glorious day, the Lodge was awesome there was something to look at every corner.





  This picture was at one of the pull offs on the highway where you could see for miles and miles you cant see the mountains in the picture but they were so clear. I truly cant believe I am in Alaska and how many gifts God has given to us and people still dont believe in our Saviour. Lord please help me to shine your light onto others and teach them how to live life the way you want us to how we should not worry about tomorrow and all the thing we could wear lets worry about what you want to show us today make us open our eyes to the people around us so we can see the everyday miracles and open our ears lord so we can listen to our brothers and sisters who you choose to talk through that we may hear your whisper Help us Lord so we can better serve you and our fellow family so we can guide them towards you. Show us the righteous path leading us ultimately towards heaven. Let us not be swayed by the wrong doers cast a light so we can see and not stumble and fall with them.   

            

Lonely

     Tonight has been a hard night for me I just got done looking at pictures of my family having fun. I know that this summer is going to be tough for me because I am a family guy I need to be close to them and let them know that I am here and willing to help but being 4000 miles away from home makes that a little difficult. With God on my side though I know I can get through the tough lonely nights. Jesus ever shining so brightly shows me that it will always be alright. Out of my family I feel that I am the one that needs to know that they are close but at the same time I feel that I am the most adventuresome one as well. I went into this knowing that it was going to be hard for me but with all the generous support I have received from my family and friends things will be fine.

          As for good news I have been van trained today and I can drive a 15 passenger van and anything smaller I cant wait for the season to start that way it will consume my time and ease my aching heart. Since I have been up here I have made some very wonderful friends from all around the lower 48. One of them and I butt heads a little because he is a Michigan fan and I am an Ohio State fan but its a friendly rival with that rivalry I think we have became better friends it gives us something to make fun at and gets us to laugh. We actually had a bet going that if I told another one of our friends there was no floaties in a beer he couldn't wear his Michigan hat to the movies last night which we all had a good kick out of when we told everyone why he couldn't wear it.

  Thank you Lord for all I have my faith, family, and friends without them I would have never gotten where I am at now. Through hardship there is ease, once you feel you have hit bottom there is only one way you can go and that is up. Through Him all things are possible.  

Struggle

Standing at the banks of the Tanana River

As I sit here I think about all the struggles I have to overcome and one has been more difficult then the others I have a learning disability and I struggle with reading and writing comprehension which means I have a hard time getting whats in my head to either come out in the right words or in what I am writing. Everybody struggles in life in one thing or another , do I have enough money or how can I help others with my riches, am I going to be able to provide my family with what they need. I feel I am being torn between serving my country once again and joining the Priest hood I feel in my heart that thats what God truly wants me to do but I fight it for the simple fact I want a family. I long to be called father and have my children come to me with their problems or praise them when they are doing great things with in their lives. With that Jesus maybe saying that He wants me to be a father in His church and the people that attend be my children that I help with their struggles in life.

Looking down the Tanana River

  I pray one day I hear what Christ wants me to do and I can put aside what I want so I can better serve Him. I have also been praying as well that I find a friend and that was answered. I had dinner tonight with my new friends we had Halibut that they caught and Grayling that I caught on Sunday ice fishing at Birch Lake it was amazing. They also took me out to eat on Easter which was very nice that way I wasn't eating a peanut butter and jelly for my Easter dinner. We went to Pikes Landing they had a buffet set up with a very wonderful selection.

 Since I have been up here I have been very blessed with my many prayers Jesus has answered, without Him I would be nowhere, lost in my ways, yearning to want to help others but not knowing where to turn for guidance on how to do so. Like it is written "Through Him all things are possible" I was once told before you talk to man about God you should talk to God about man and thats why I have taken my journey to reconnect with our Lord and Savior.

My fishing Hole

I am lifted each and every time I listen to Christian music it gives me the drive I need to push through my struggles it helps me deepen my thoughts and feelings with Jesus and makes me feel all that I do will make a difference in somebody's life. Lord strengthen me to have the courage to become the leader you want me to become and if that means becoming a Priest then your will be done guide me down the path and I will follow your light and spread the good word to your children Lord I am your servant and I want to help you tend your flock of people and bring them back to the Shepard our loving God

The Cry of a Wolf

I heard one of the most beautiful but scary sounds tonight, a wolf howling. It must have been very close to the house because I was sitting in my room trying to pick a movie to watch when all the sudden I heard it. To be honest it sent chills down my back and I froze just listening in awe and all I could think was oh my gosh that's awesome.I wish I could take a picture of a wolf howling holding its head high and letting out his cry. As I think of the outdoors I cant believe I am going to get to go moose hunting with my new friend. They have a camp a little south of Fairbanks and they go every year and asked if I wanted to join them hunting one of the largest land mammals on earth. I know we will get one and none of the other guys going do anything with the hide so I plan on trying to turn it into a pair of boots for the  cold winter or maybe even a jacket um maybe just a rug for my house when I get one. So tomorrow is Easter and my new friend and roommate and her mom asked me if I wanted to join them for their Easter dinner that way I wouldn't be alone so that should be nice and I'm sure my parents will be happy to know that I will not be alone on Easter. Well I am off to bed I hope everyone of you have a very blessed Easter. Good Night.

The Beauty of Alaska

So the other day I had the opportunity to go take a snow machine out for the first time. We went up around the Chena Hot Springs and that was an amazing site to see. While riding we came across an old trapping camp. It was so cool to see how they just cut down the trees they needed to build their home. I don't know how old they were but they had grass roofs on them to keep the warmth in. My new friend and I rode about 25 miles all around there and one thing that amazed me was seeing the mountains it seemed they truly popped out of nowhere, one minute there was only flat land then a straight up mountain they were beautiful.

The whole time we were riding I could only think WOW God you are truly spectacular, and Thank you for the wonderful gifts you gave us to look at. The other thing I saw for the first time was Moose and oh my gosh are they hugh. I would have taken a picture of them but the camera we had couldn't zoom in enough to get a good picture. But there was two of them, I think a mom and a yearling that couldn't have been to old. They were just walking down the road minding their own business soaking up the sun. While riding I had the chance to drive, it was totally different than what I am use to, a 4wheeler, it seemed you had

to fight the machine the whole time to keep it going the way you wanted it to go. I don't know if that was because we were on a mountain or if thats how it is but mo matter what it was totally fun. While heading back we had a little spill nobody was hurt we were not going fast enough for that but the snow gave way to the back end of the machine and we rolled off I kinda enjoyed it, it was funny we got a good laugh out of it so its all good. Another neat thing that we found was a cabin that you could rent from DNR for cheap its a dry cabin so it doesn't have much but a bottle of Jack Daniels which I thought was funny it

made me think of a St Bernard with the whiskey keg around its neck to rescue the stranded people in the cold winter days lol and the day we went sure was cold it was 20 degrees when we we out there but no I didn't drink any to warm up I was having to much fun to even think about it. Thank you Jesus for helping me make a new friend I have been praying that I find and with your help I have and its wonderful. I have somebody to talk to now during the day and go and do things with. I am so grateful for all my friends that have gave me the support back home and now here. Without you I would not be where I am today and so I want to thank you as well.

The WOW Factor

One of the many things I have seen around
town. I am attending the Church in the back
right Immaculate Conception.

 I'm Here!!! I arrived in Fairbanks on Sat. the 2nd of April and that same day I found out that there was a Catholic Church within a half mile from where I am living so I thought that the right way to start my adventure would to go to church. I found out that they have confession before mass on Sat. so I went to that before hand, it was wonderful I still feel like a new man. Before church started I pulled out my mass journal and asked God to show me one way in this mass I can become the best version of myself this week, then I pulled out my note book and wrote down a little prayer "Jesus show me the light today at mass, shine your glory on to me so I can go and glisten and pray that people ask me how do I glow so bright and I can tell them about You and all the wonder-us  gifts you have gave me. Amen. Matthew Kelly was the one that told me to ask Jesus to show me that one thing to become the best version of myself and during the beginning of Mass it hit me like a ton of bricks  I felt like got truly wants me to do more to get the message out to others the one main word that kept hitting me through out the mass was light. Jesus kept presenting that word to me over and over all the songs had the word light and the priests homily was about it also.

Immaculate Conception was established here
 in Fairbanks when the town was back in 1901

For the past few days I have been getting out and exploring Downtown Fairbanks, its a nice little town, they have 3 restaurants and one small block for shops but everybody I talk to tells me welcome and hope I like it here. I have not yet made any friends yet but I think that will change soon. I have an HR orientation on Friday where I can meet some people I will be working with so maybe we can start hanging out. I have a meeting with a lady over at the Diocese of Fairbanks building tomorrow after 2pm which should be nice my parents and I were in contact with her before I left SC to maybe meet some people out here before I got here. So that should be fun she has also made her Cursillo weekend so I hope we can try and have group reunion each week that would be cool. I haven't ventured out of the city limits yet I hope to be able to do that soon I would love to see a moose or even a bear or something, anything would great. I cant wait till the people I have been talking to over the phone that I will be working with get here at the end of the month and early May.

Little Voice

Dear Lord,
  Thank you for letting me share how much you mean to me to others. As I meet new people I try to get to know them on a personal level, where there lives are going and where Gods plan is taking them. Then I tell them about myself and how I have just recently came back to church and as I say that I get a look of wow. Can a 22 year old that is starting his journey over with Jesus go and spread the word or should we just listen to the elders who sometimes claim to be closer instead of listening to the young men and women who are glowing in the light of Christ. I'm not saying not to listen to our elders or even our youth but No Matter What listen to the little voice in our hearts. I have learned almost everything I know about the church from my dad. He is a natural born leader of Christ. He has moved from Florida, South Carolina, and now North Carolina and taken something that was nothing, the Cursillo Movement, and watered, nurturered, and feed it till now all three are blooming and flurishing. I cant wait to get to Alaska and truly start my ministry and shine my light in a dark place.Become the leaded Jesus wants me to be. Not falling into the holes people try and pull you into but show them how to live life with passion and teach them how to strive for greatness within them selves. Clean out there hearts to let the light in so they can go forth and show others how to live with passion and purpose.

      Knowing that I only have 7 days till I leave I feel that I should not be as calm as I am. As it grows closer you would think that I would be stressing on do I have enough money or where am I going to live when I get there. But having Jesus on my side He has slowed the storm and calmed the seas inside me. As I have said before if you truly give yourself, your heart body and soul, to God He will take care of all your needs. Worrying never added any time to our days so live today and let tomorrow worry about itself for tomorrow has enough problems of its own.

Excitement

  

     My Adventure starts in 10 days, wow, I cant wait it seems like this process has taken years to accomplish. I am so anxious on getting to Alaska I decided to pitch a tent in the back yard for a few days if not till I leave. I say that I an excited to leave but my heart feels sad for the fact that I am leaving my family and my best friend of the past 10 years. His name is Otis our family dog. He has been there for me when nobody else was, you can tell him anything and you always know that he wont go run off and tell the world. As my trip grows closer I keep asking God if this is truly what he wants from me and if so then I am all for it, just help me when I feel sad for not being close to the people I love. I had my garage sale this past weekend and it was kind of a let down.My mom and I were both selling things for her to spring clean and for me to make a few extra bucks before I leave. My mom made great money, one lady bought almost all her old clothing and others bought the other junk while my stuff just sat there. I'm not going to get upset because if I had only made one dollar that's one more that I didn't have. We had our garage sale at one of my parents friends house and after wards I asked them if they wanted to come out to the house as a thank you dinner. They decided to come and I cooked one of my favorite meals to cook fajitas made with skirt steak and chicken.Yum. As I sit out side I thank Jesus for all the gifts He gave us, the birds flying in the beautiful blue sky, the cool air rushing through the valley, and the wonderful mountain views.

This is Otis being a good boy coming to me when I called him.

   So last night didn't work out as planned I thought it would be nice for Otis and I to camp out. Well everything was great for the first few hours, I had brought my computer outside that way we could watch a movie and hang out before we went to sleep. We watch a few movies then started to settle in when he started to hear things moving around. Its never good to hear things moving around at night because we have black bears and mountain lions roaming around. I figured that it wasn't anything to be worried about so I tried to fall asleep but every few minutes he would lift his head and start to half cry half whimper. So I decided to get up and show him that there wasn't anything to be scared of. We went back in to the tent and started to fall asleep and he started his whining again, I knew that I would not get any sleep if he was going to be doing this all night so we went inside for the night. I plan to camp out there tonight myself and I am sure that I wont be woken up by my buddies whimpers poor fella. All in all it was fun to have him in there with me since I am leaving in a few days and wont be able to take him with me like I want. 

Seeing The Light

  I have been thinking about this quote for the past few days and thinking how its so true. It says "I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it." That's an amazing statement everybody struggles in life and for some it seems more than others, we can never forget that Jesus told us that He will never give us anything we can not handle. When I think about that, I think of my Daughters and how we had to give them up for adoption. That was the hardest thing I have ever done and I pray nothing gets harder than that in my life. But knowing that I can truly handle everything Jesus throws my way as a sign of relief and we have nothing to worry about. He is always there to get us through our troubles. There is no better feeling than knowing everything will always be OK in the end. As I look back a few weeks ago where I don't think my Alaska trip is going to work I gave myself to God and everything is great. I feel that I am truly looking through a key hole of all the great things that are yet to happen in life. I feel that all I can see right now till I open the door fully to God and take in all  his wonder-us gifts he offers us each and everyday is just a glimpse of what is yet to come . So I am 15 days and a wake up lol (Army people will understand) till my adventure starts in Alaska. This coming weekend I am having a garage sale to try and make a few more dollars for when I get up there. I also cant wait to get a chance to meet the priest from the church in Fairbanks that way I can figure out if they have a youth group or a young adults program also I would love to have either Matthew Kelly or Sean Forrest come and speak up there. I have heard them both and they are great exactly what it seems the church needs now a days to try and bring people back and fall in love with Jesus Christ again like I have. There is no better feeling than being close to Him Period. I look back and see how lost I was just a month ago and don't know how I survived without Him, but that's another thing He is always beside you weather you believe in Him or not He is there waiting on someone like us to share the Light with them and open there hearts to the Lord once again.

The Rhythm of Life

Sat. March 12, 2011

Today was a very early and long day. I woke up at 2:30am and couldn't go back to sleep but its all good because I had to go get my little brother Phil and be back home by 5am to get ready for a church seminar with Matthew Kelly as the guest speaker who is also the author of the book I am reading (The Rhythm of Life, great book would recommend to everybody) which I have put to work and feel it has helped me to get ready for Alaska and has helped me become more spiritually with God again. So I went into town to make sure dad would be happy with Phil being there but long story short he didn't want to get up so I went home and got up to the church and was blown way with all Matthew had to say. I also helped with the book sales on the breaks and during lunch which was awesome interacting with the people from Immaculate Conception Church (where mom and dad go) who I have never met and made a really good friend his name is Shane and works for Matthew and we hit it off right away last night at the dinner we had for the people who helped set up the event. I was able to talk to a great number of them the past few days about my up coming adventures and also how God was working in my life and wow I was surprised to find out how many were interested in me. Yes today was long but it was well worth it. I am glad dad bought me a ticket and got me to go I thank God so much for the people he is having come up to me and ask how things are going and its wonderful I hope that this continues and turns into something great. I know it will if I truly give myself up to God and strive to be the best version of myself possible. I also thank God for giving me a second chance to try to get back with the church and maybe have Matthew come up to Alaska once I get up there and spread the word to people up there. Like I have said before you are never done working for God until Jesus calls you home . So dream big and Live Life Passionately. Go after what you want and pray that's what Jesus wants you to be doing. Matthew said today we should try and pray with our hand open and give our self's  fully up to him and things will be provided for us.

Long Day

Tues. March 8, 2011


     Well today was a long but very productive day. I sold my truck for $500 and that took forever I had went into town to get it sold around 11:30ish and the owner of the company I was selling it to was going to be out till 1. So I decided to do over to the service station where it was parked at to clean out anything that was left in there. Once I got that done it was around noon. I still had an hour till the owner would be back in his office so I went and talked to Jim just hanging out while he was working away and we got to talking about how I am going to be holding a garage sale next weekend. So he asked me what all I am going to be having there and I was telling him about a few things. While I was talking you could see that he was thinking about something so I said well what is it. He said what would it take to get that bookshelf and an old Ethan Allen table I told him that I would have to talk to my mom and see. I went outside and called her and she said to get as much for it as you can since its going to your adventures. After we talked for a minute I went back in and told him I could take no less than $200 for both items then he said that would be fine. In the mean time the tow truck showed up at 3:30 and I got my check and it was on its way out of here. After it was gone I started to think of all the memories I had with it and almost wished I didn't sell it but the money is going for something that means the world to me a Fresh Start.

    While I sit here I get so excited and pleased to have all the wonderful people I know in my life helping me reach my goal of getting to Alaska. I also want to thank God for all the wonderful days he has let me life I hope I have many more and can serve him better than I ever have.

Another Great Sunday

Sun. March 6, 2011

    Today was just the same old plain jane day. I got to sleep in which was nice but I knew that I needed to get ready for church, my church, the church I feel welcome to. I started going to this church back in high school I think my Junier years and by my Senior year I was helping out more than I thought I could. The best part was that people in the youth group were looking up to me and that is The best feeling when somebody is looking up to you to learn more about Jesus. WOW if you haven't felt that before its amazing its truly like your flying with the angles your that awe struck. But after my senior year you are let go from the youth group and like many Catholic youth you have no direction to go until your a little older. So I started to to try and make a young adults group which fell apart almost the second I started to think this would be a great idea but others thought it not to be good. So I fell off the band wagon and headed down a bad path except now I am on the up and up which is great I love this feeling. So today was great I got to see Fr. Curby which last time I saw him was when he was still in seminarian school becoming a priest. His sermon was awesome he did a great job. Talking about a boy who wanted to become catholic and his dad forbid it because he thought that the catholic church is dead. Well I beg to differ I think that the church is more alive now than it ever has been other than when Jesus walked on earth. But the boy did what his father told him to do not to join the catholic church but I know God has a few trick up his sleeves and that one day the boys father will see that we are alive and doing wonderful walking with Jesus. Thank you Lord for this awesome day and help me to strive to be more like you every day love ya Jesus

Wonderful Family Friends

     Thur. March 3, 2011

     Well God has been working in my life the past few days. For one I have a wonderful family friend (who wants to stay anonymous) buy my plane ticket to Anchorage Alaska thank you so much who ever you are that was a hugh gift and words can not say how excited I am to have that done. For two the past few days I have done some work for another wonderful lady which gave me another $300 towards my adventures to Alaska so slowley but surely I am making head way towards my trip. Other great news I got my summer job in Fairbanks AK working for the Holland American Princess Cruise Line and start that late April (I cant wait). So the next step is to figure out a way to get from Anchorage to Fairbanks for free or very little cost. Another step to take is to finally get my truck sold and get my $500 for that which would give me a total of $800. Some more great news here on the mountian during the winter months they have a get together at peoples house and last night it was at the peoples house I did the work at so I brought up some extra flyers to give to the other families were very pleased with my work and were interested in hiring me to do some work at there homes.

       Dear Jesus please help me to get more work and make enough money so I can do great things in Alaska and serve you in otherplaces in the world. I know if I truly pray to Jesus he will help me to acheave my goal. Thank you Lord for putting Great wonderful people in my life that care to see me reach my goal and serve you like I try to do every day. Your wonderful Lord in every way imagenable.
       I love you Jesus

Live Life Passionately

Mon. 28 Feb. 2011


    Matthew Kelly says "Live Life Passionately." What does that mean, I would say to strive to be the best person God intended me to be. Which that's not something that can be done in one day and say OK I'm done with that whats next.That's something you have to truly work on each and every day in life. You are never finished doing Gods Will until He calls you home to be with Him once again. I have been thinking about something my dad told me just the other day he said now a days we live to be around 70 to 80 years old and I am 22 now that means a quarter of my life on earth is gone and I haven't done much to live the way I would think God would be wanting me to be. I have two wonderful blessings in my life that I helped bring into life there names are Emma Kate and Meredeth Grace. I truly have had to struggle some days to even get out of bed after thinking all night about them. We gave them up for adoption when they were born. I miss them terribly and the pain I suffer from having to hand them to two wonderful families is more than one should have to feel in a lifetime. I know that they are safe but its hard living a life when people just want to know everything about you and for me to have to tell that story time and time again Its more than I can bare sometimes. But with my hardship two great families have been truly blessed with the greatest gift they could receive. A Child.

     On to another thing I read tonight. Someone said "Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid" and that makes me think of when Jesus was in the desert and the Devil was tempting Him to go to the highest Mountain and throw himself down and God will send all the Angles to his rescue. Jesus was Bold enough to stand up to the devil and say no we need to strive to be more like Jesus in this sense were we need to try harder to be able to say no to the temptations the Devil buts us through.

        Be Bold, don't be afraid to dream. Dream big and figure out how to accomplish your dreams and don't worry about failing. People said to Thomas Edison after he invented the light bulb how does it feel to know you failed a thousand times trying to make this and he said I did not fail I found out a thousand ways not to make a light bulb. I thanks God for every day he lets me be with my family and letting me try to live out my life the way He intended me to live it. I also thank Him for my parents because if it wasn't for them I would not have gone to church yesterday and listened to the readings and how they have opened my heart again to let the light of God back in.
    Thank you Lord

In the Beginning

                                                                                                                                 Sun. 27 Feb, 2011

     So I went to church with mom today. It was the first time I have gone for me in past 2 or 3 years since I graduated High School in 2007. It was very nice the readings for mass seemed to be written to me and my Alaskan Adventure saying not to worry about what to eat or what to drink or even wear each day that if you give yourself to God He will provide you what you need. Also think of the birds and the squirrels and the other animals how they have no care in the world and yet God provides them a place to stay and food to eat. People should be more like the animals how they live off what God provides them each and every day with no worry. My whole journey to Alaska is given up to Jesus if he wants me to go then I will go and serve Him the best that I can. My whole trip is for him and how I can show to myself the reason God put me on this green Earth. I have no other purpose in life other than to Love, Cherish, and Serve our Lord Jesus the creator of everything.
      Dear Lord please help me to cleanse myself of all the wrong things and help me to clean up my heart so I can let You move back in and help my path of life.
   Right now I am the man from the Footsteps poem where I am looking back and a few years ago I see two sets of prints and since then I only see one so I ask God where have you been I have needed you so much the past few years and you were not there you Left me to fend for myself while it seemed everything was falling down around me, then I hear God laughing at me and He says my Son the reason you only saw one set of prints is because I was carrying you through all the hardship and pain. I hope soon I will be able to walk again side by side with Jesus like I once did a few years back I loved being so close o Jesus and touching so many lives that I did while I was in Youth Group those days were great but I truly believe that God has a great plan for me and those days will be even be Greater. I truly wish that I can become half the spiritual man that my father on earth is. I know no one Greater than him other than our Father in Heaven.
  Thank you Lord for this wonderful day you gave me with the people I love.
                 MY FAMILY